Gastric Cancer Clinical Trials

The SPOTLIGHT study is a new clinical study for adults with newly diagnosed, advanced or metastatic stomach or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer who: Have not had any chemotherapy in the past 6 months Have a Claudin 18.2 positive tumor (Claudin 18.2 is a tumor marker often seen in stomach and ...

Despite the decreasing incidence observed in the US and West European countries, gastric cancer is still an important global public health problem, especially in East Asian countries, where the burden of the disease is substantial. In the Republic of Korea, gastric cancer remains the leading cause of cancer in men ...

This study is designed to compare the efficacy of intraperitoneal paclitaxel in combination with SOX, with SOX alone in the first-line treatment of gastric cancer with malignant ascites

Consecutive patients in each participant units and satisfied with inclusion/exclusion criteria will be informed the details, right, responsibility possible benefit and potential risks when after join in this study. Those patients who agree and sign informed consent document will randomized, consecutive case series sampling. All the patients in the study ...

This study is designed to compare the efficacy and safety of XELOX regimen with EOX regimen in the first-line treatment of advanced gastric cancer patients.

The first group (Group A) will be considered the control group in which patients will undergo gastro-entero anastomosis. The anastomosis will be pre-colic, along the posterior wall of the stomach with the length of at least 5 cm. The first jejunal loop approximately 40 cm from the angle of Treitz ...

Although the incidence of gastric cancer has been substantially declining for several decades, it is still the sixth most common cancer and the fourth most frequent cause of cancer death worldwide. Surgery is still the only curative option for gastric cancer. However, most patients are unable to undergo surgery because ...

The purpose of this study is to compare the survival rate according to the presence or absence of 14v lymph node dissection. Actually, if the 14v lymph node metastasis is suspected before surgery, it is excluded from the study. In a retrospective study conducted in our hospital, we compared the ...

Based upon RTOG 9904, this study is to investigate the role of preoperative chemo and chemoradiation for locally advanced gastric cancer.

The investigators plan to recruit the patients who were pathologically confirmed with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma or gastric cardia adenocarcinoma from the Oct.2015. The patients will be divided into two groups. Group 1: Following intravenous administration of photofrin at dose of 2 mg/kg.b.w. as the photosensitizer, 630 nm laser irradiation ...